A. Identify the poetic device used in the given sentences.
1. Silly Sally sang a sad song._ ____________
2.Hold your horses.____________
3.My brother’s face turned as red as a tomato.____________
4.I am a rock, strong and hard.____________
5.The rain gently kissed my cheeks.____________
6.My coffee was hot, like lava.____________
7.The cookies begged me to eat them. ____________
8.That incident was seriously funny.____________
9.The lazy lion looked like alump.____________
10.The open secret kept me waiting in success. ____________
11.Her heart was as cold as ice.____________
12.The moon’s face is a silver mask.____________
13.I was a shadow.____________
14. Go gather green leaves in the garden.____________
15.Her hair was as dark as night.____________
Answers
Answer:
1. Alliteration
2. Idiom
3. Simile
4. Metaphor
5. Personification
6. Simile
7. Personification
8. Oxymoron
9.
10. Oxymoron
11. Simile
12.
13. Personification
14. Alliteration
15. Simile
Alliteration-Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another.
Example:
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
Come and clean the chaos in your closet.
Simile-Simile is an expression comparing one thing to another using the words like “like” or “as”.
Example:
He ran like a cat, lightly and quietly.
Her blue mood passed as quickly as an afternoon rain shower.
Personification-Personification is when you give human qualities to non-living objects or ideas.
Example:
The flowers begged for water.
The stars winked at me.
Simile-Simile is an expression comparing one thing to another using the words like “like” or “as”.
Example:
He ran like a cat, lightly and quietly.
Her blue mood passed as quickly as an afternoon rain shower.Metaphor-
Personification-Personification is when you give human qualities to non-living objects or ideas.
Example:
The flowers begged for water.
The stars winked at me.
Metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things without using words “like” or “as”.
Example:
He was a statue, waiting to hear the news.
She was a mother hen, trying to take care of everyone around her.
Hyperbole-Hyperbole is an obvious exaggeration or overstatement.
Example:
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!
Onomatopoeia-Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents.
Example:
Crunch
Zap
Tick-tock
Whoosh
Sensory imagery- Anything evoking the 5 senses (taste, smell, touch, sight, sound)
Example:
The autumn leaves are a blanket on the ground.
My head is pounding like a drum
Anaphora-In writing or speech the deliberate repetition of the 1st part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect is known as Anaphora.
Example:
Every day, every night, in every was, I am getting better and better.
My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration.
These are the poetic devices I know, hope it helps! :)
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